Who was the first prime minister Lady in the world?
Sirimavo Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike was the 7th Prime Minister of Ceylon, 9th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, and 15th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka. (Ceylon became Sri Lanka) July 21, 1960 – March 27, 1965 May 29, 1970 – July 23, 1977 November 14, 1994 – August 10, 2000 Bandaranaike was a politician and the world’s first female head of government. Bandaranaike was the widow of a previous Sri Lankan prime minister, Solomon Bandaranaike and the mother of Sri Lanka’s third President, Chandrika Kumaratunga, as well as Anura Bandaranaike, former speaker and cabinet minister. She was highly qualified. Indira Gandhi was Prime Minister of India 24 January 1966 – 24 March 1977. Golda Meir was the 4th Prime Minister of Israel 17 March 1969 – 3 June 1974. Making them ….. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd female Prime Ministers. Vigdís Finnbogadóttir of Iceland was the world’s first democratically elected female President.